He is an experienced entrepreneur having started three companies and an experienced angel investor having made several personal angel investments and run the Virginia Active Angel Network. He has been a member of the Darden Faculty since 1988 and is currently a Visiting Executive Lecturer at Darden where he works closely with Professor William Sihler on the Finance of Small Business course. Richard has has been a member of the Law School Faculty since 2008 where he teaches a course in Finance of Small Enterprises. He holds B.A., MBA and JD degrees from the University of Virginia and is the author/co-author of five books.

He served as the Secretary of Commerce and Trade for the Commonwealth of Virginia for 4 years, contributing significantly to economic development, job creation, tourism, film, industry regulation and safety, housing, and a number of other commerce-related fields. He is currently of counsel at the law firm of Lee and Hayes and is working with several private equity and angel investment firms. He also teaches at the University of Virginia School of Engineering.

During his tenure, Rich has played a key role in creating over $7 billion of shareholder value. After 17 years in public accounting at KPMG, Rich joined Allied-Signal Inc. He was VP-Corporate Controller during the merger with Honeywell, then became CFO of Honeywell's Specialty Materials segment. In addition, Rich spent four years at Honeywell Capital Management, overseeing equity managers and managing a $500 million+ equity portfolio. Rich is on the McIntire Advisory Board, is a board member and Audit Committee Chair of the Virginia Foundation for Public Media, and serves as a Senior Director at Seale & Associates, a Northern Virginia-based global boutique investment banking and consultancy firm. Rich graduated from the McIntire School of Commerce at The University of Virginia in 1980. He is the managing partner of Wickham Glen Holdings, LP, a family office

Mr. Peng’s career spans over twenty years in various senior roles across corporate finance, strategy and banking, with global institutions including Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Standard Chartered Bank. Most recently he served as managing director with Goldman Sachs in Asia, managing corporate financing and derivatives business and corporate securities sales in China. Mr. Peng serves as a trustee on the University of Virginia Darden Business School Foundation Board, and as council member of Darden Global Advisory Council and Batten Institute Advisory Council. He is also a trustee of the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges’ Board. He is co-founder and co-president of the China alumni clubs for Darden and UVA. He earned a BE in Engineering and Finance from Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics and an MBA from the Darden Business School.

Through his experience as a portfolio manager, equity analyst, hedge fund manager and investment management consultant, Jess has been able to generate superior investment results with particular focus on risk management and portfolio diversification. Prior to joining Union, Jess worked for Solaris Capital LLC, FDSI (Wilshire Associates), and Wells Fargo Investment Advisors. Jess is a graduate of The University of Virginia and has an MBA from The Darden School of Business at UVA.

He is currently Louis T. Rader Professor and Dean Emeritus. His research has focused over the years on computer system design, including computer-based assistive devices. His accomplishments include participating in the development of the VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL), the development of a new "mixed-level" modeling technology to support the early phases of the computer systems design process, and the development and implementation of automatic test pattern generation techniques. Dr. Aylor has also been extremely active in professional activities both in technical and administrative capacities. He served as the president of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Computer Society and served as a division director (and a board of directors member) of IEEE. He is a past Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Computer, received by the more than 100,000 IEEE Computer Society members. He served as president of the Electrical & Computer Engineering Department Heads Association. He is a fellow of IEEE and a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He is a member of the Virginia Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine. Dr. Aylor received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Virginia.

As a director at NRV, an early stage venture capital firm in Richmond, VA, Paul co-leads their overall business development strategies and their discernment process around new investment opportunities, as well as supporting several portfolio companies. Prior to arriving at NRV, he served as the Small Business Capital Strategist for Virginia Community Capital, Virginia’s largest community development financial institution. In this capacity Paul was responsible for building the firm’s venture debt portfolio focusing on growth companies, social enterprises, and healthy foods. Before coming to VCC he was Managing Director of a family office in Richmond, VA, preceded by positions at Wells Fargo, Union First Market Bank, Bank of America, and Wachovia. He is an active participant in, and advocate for, Central Virginia’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, serving on the boards of several local organizations and various departments at Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Virginia. Paul graduated from UVA in 2001 with a B.A. in Foreign Affairs, complimented by post-grad business studies through the McIntire School of Commerce Business Institute. He lives in Richmond, VA, with his wife, two young boys, and Alaskan Husky. Logo Logo Logo Logo Logo Home About Info Membership Angel Group Contact Our Team CAV Angels is headed by a group of individuals who have been successful as private investors, entrepreneurs, and executives. BOARD MEMBERS Richard Crawford, JD/MBA Co-Chairman of the Board Richard Crawford, JD/MBA Co-Chairman of the Board Jim Cheng, JD/MBA Co-Chairman of the Board Jim Cheng, JD/MBA Co-Chairman of the Board Rich Diemer, CPA Co-Chairman of the Board Rich Diemer, CPA Co-Chairman of the Board Jerry Peng (Darden ’03) Board Member Jerry Peng (Darden ’03) Board Member Jesse Ellington, MBA Board Member Jesse Ellington, MBA Board Member Dr. Jim Aylor, Ph.D. Board Member Dr. Jim Aylor, Ph.D. Board Member Paul Nolde Board Member Paul Nolde Board Member Bryan Simms Board Member Bryan Simms Board Member Greg Fairchild, PHD Board Member Greg Fairchild, PHD Board Member

Fairchild serves as an academic director for Darden's Institute for Business in Society (IBiS). He teaches strategic management, entrepreneurship and ethics in Darden's MBA and Executive Education programs. He has received a number of awards for teaching excellence at the Darden School. His research is likewise renowned, as he was recently the lead investigator studying business models and public policy issues in the field of community development finance, an initiative supported by a three-year $850,000 grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Fairchild was named one of five high impact research professors and the sole scholar focused in entrepreneurship by the Financial Times in 2010. In 2009, he received a faculty Pioneer Award presented by the Aspen Institute's Center for Business Education for his leadership and risk taking in integrating ethical, environmental and social issues into the MBA curriculum. In 2011, he was the only academic named as one of "25 Virginians to watch" by Virginia Business Magazine. In 2012, Fairchild was named one of the Top Ten Business School Professors in the World by CNN/Fortune and one of the 50 Best Business School Professors by Poets & Quants. His multidisciplinary work has been cited by Inc. Magazine, The Economist, National Public Radio (NPR), USA Today, New York Times and the Washington Post, among others. Fairchild worked in marketing positions for such industry leaders as Kraft General Foods, Procter & Gamble and Saks Fifth Avenue before embarking on his doctoral studies. Fairchild served on the investment advisory of the Virginia Retirement Service (VRS), the Commonwealth's public pension fund from 2009 to 2012. Governor McAuliffe appointed Fairchild was to the board of Virginia Community Capital, the Commonwealth's largest community-development bank, where he served from 2015 to 2017. University of Virginia President Terry Sullivan appointed Fairchild to the board of University Physician's Group, the University Medical Center's practice plan, where he served from 2012 to 2017. In 2017, Fairchild became a Trustee of Union Square Capital Core Real Estate Fund, a mutual fund; and was appointed by Governor McAuliffe to the Virginia Economic Development Partnership, the Commonwealth's economic development authority. In addition to his teaching and research, he is a consultant to corporations, nonprofits and governmental agencies. Fairchild and his wife, Tierney Temple Fairchild (D '94) are the founders of Resilience Education, an organization committed to providing high quality Socratic education to those that might not otherwise afford it ( www.Resilience-Education.org). This is the conduit through which the Darden Prison Program is administered, among other initiatives. Logo Logo Logo Logo Logo Home About Info Membership Angel Group Contact Our Team CAV Angels is headed by a group of individuals who have been successful as private investors, entrepreneurs, and executives. BOARD MEMBERS Richard Crawford, JD/MBA Co-Chairman of the Board Richard Crawford, JD/MBA Co-Chairman of the Board Jim Cheng, JD/MBA Co-Chairman of the Board Jim Cheng, JD/MBA Co-Chairman of the Board Rich Diemer, CPA Co-Chairman of the Board Rich Diemer, CPA Co-Chairman of the Board Jerry Peng (Darden ’03) Board Member Jerry Peng (Darden ’03) Board Member Jesse Ellington, MBA Board Member Jesse Ellington, MBA Board Member Dr. Jim Aylor, Ph.D. Board Member Dr. Jim Aylor, Ph.D. Board Member Paul Nolde Board Member Paul Nolde Board Member Bryan Simms Board Member Bryan Simms Board Member Greg Fairchild, PHD Board Member Greg Fairchild, PHD Board Member

He started his career with J.P. Morgan in the early 1990’s and has been a founding member of the team that created a wealth management business at Lazard Freres. Bryan is a member of the Darden Class of 1994 and has served Darden as the President of the NY Area Alumni Chapter, Chairman of the Global Alumni Association Board, and as a Trustee of the Darden School Foundation. Bryan is also active with his undergraduate Duke University Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Alumni Steering Committee and has been recognized for his professional achievements in the National Black MBA Alumni Association 2006 “Top 50 Under 50”. Bryan has Black Belt status in two martial arts styles and is working on his third. Currently a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Brown Belt and teacher of children’s martial arts classes, he, his wife Laura, and their three children live in Atlanta, GA.

Prior to joining the company he was in public accounting, and has been named a Super CPA three times by Virginia Business and the Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants. He is currently Chair-Elect of the Virginia Association of Community Banks, and involved with various civic and charitable groups as a board member and volunteer. He holds a B.S. in Economics and Accounting from Eastern Mennonite University, an MS in Accounting from James Madison University, and an MBA from the Darden Business School at the University of Virginia. He is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Prior to joining McGuireWoods, she was an associate in Technology Investment Banking at Wells Fargo Securities and held FINRA Investment Banking Series 79 and 63 Licenses. Clare is lecturer at the University of Virginia School of Law, where she teaches corporate law and entrepreneurship. She holds the CIPP/US certification as a Certified Information Privacy Professional from the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). Clare is a 2005 graduate of UVA, a 2011 graduate (MBA) of UVA’s Darden School of Business and a 2011 graduate (JD) of UVA’s School of Law; she is a member of the Bar in New York and Virginia.

From 2008 to 2009, Mr. Shea was a Managing Director for Icahn Capital LP, an investment fund company controlled by Carl Icahn, where Mr. Shea was responsible for principal investments in the gaming and leisure industries. From 1996 to 2008, Mr. Shea was employed by Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc., a global investment bank, where he was a Senior Managing Director and global head of the Gaming and Leisure investment banking department. At Bear, Stearns, Mr. Shea played an active role on over $55 billion of mergers and acquisitions and capital raising transactions for many of the leading public & private companies in the gaming and leisure sectors. Mr. Shea currently serves on the Board of Directors, Audit Committee and Conflicts Committee of CVR Refining, LP (NYSE: CVRR), a publicly-traded energy company, and on the Board of Directors of Equity Commonwealth (NYSE: EQC), a publicly-traded Office REIT, where he serves as the Chairman of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Shea previously served on the Board of Directors of Hydra Industries Acquisition Corporation, a special purpose acquisition company (“SPAC”), which successfully completed the acquisition of a UK-based gaming technology company in December 2016. Mr. Shea received his M.B.A. from the University of Virginia’s Darden School, and his B.A. from Boston College.

Previously, James served as a senior foreign service officer at the U.S. Agency for International Development, where he held leadership positions in country missions and steered the Agency’s private sector development and public-private-partnership initiatives. Over the years, James has also been actively involved in providing technical and financial support to various international non-profit organizations, engaged in micro-finance, refugee resettlement, and humanitarian relief in conflict-prone/fragile countries. James’ strong ties to the University of Virginia have evolved with the attainment of degrees (MA, PhD, MBA) and the presence of his twin daughters (‘19) Isabella and Gabriella at the University.

Prior to leading Sportlife, Mr. Masri was Of Counsel at Woods Rogers, PLC, where he was a member of the firm’s Emerging Growth team and advised startups and early stage companies in all phases of the life cycle. Before Woods Rogers, Mr. Masri was the founder and CEO of Cardagin Networks, Inc., a mobile marketing company that builds customer loyalty and business rewards programs. Mr. Masri raised more than $5 million in financing for Cardagin and was featured in the Financial Times, Inc., Wall Street Journal and C-Net as a market leader and mobile loyalty pioneer. Prior to founding Cardagin, Mr. Masri served as the Chief Development Officer for the University of Virginia Law School Foundation during the Law School’s $150 million capital campaign. Prior to joining the Law School Foundation, Mr. Masri was executive vice president of corporate development and general counsel of Multicity, Inc. and a corporate attorney with Cooley LLP and Hunton & Williams LLP. Mr. Masri received his law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law, where he currently serves as an adjunct member of the faculty and teaches: the Entrepreneurial Law Clinic, Law and Finance of Venture Capital-Backed Firms and the J-Term short course Legal Practice and the Startup Company: An Inside Look.

Prior to this he was a Senior Manager at Accenture as an active leader in the life sciences practice of their Lean Transformation group. Before joining Accenture he was a Manager at Adjoined Consulting (a CapGemini company) and an Associate at A.T. Kearney where he began his consulting career. Carlos received his B.S in International Studies at Drexel University and his MBA from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business. Carlos looks forward to helping grow the club in Atlanta and the broader Southeast region, continuing its mission to foster lifelong learning among UVA’s alumni base, and to bring together both investors and entrepreneurs in the spirit of collaboration and growth.